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Required Pre-veterinary Courses
Field of Study (OSU Courses) |
Minimum Semester Credit Hours |
---|---|
English |
9 |
Chemistry & Lab |
8 |
Organic Chemistry & Lab+ The 5 hour course is acceptable only if the survey course is with a lab. |
8 |
Biochemistry+ |
3 |
Statistics |
3 |
Physics |
8 |
Animal Nutrition+* |
3 |
Biological Sciences |
8 |
Microbiology |
4-5 |
Genetics+** |
3 |
Humanities/Social Sciences |
6 |
Science and/or Business Elective(s) |
|
Total credit hours minimum prerequisites |
64 |
+ All upper level courses must be taken at a four-year institution. This includes Animal Nutrition, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Organic Chemistry. These courses may not be taken at a two-year or community college.
* Human, Plant, and species specific Nutrition courses will NOT satisfy the Animal Nutrition requirement. Acceptable Animal Nutrition courses should cover ruminant digestion, absorption, and metabolism.
** Animal Breeding and Livestock Improvement courses will NOT meet the Genetics requirement.
Virtual labs are not permitted.